Two men roll barrels in a row outside at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Shively, Ky. The distillery opened in 1935 and was founded by Julian P. Van Winkle, Alex T. Farnsley, and Arthur Philip Stitzel. The company's main brand was Old Fitzgerald...

Three rows of barrels lined up inside the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Shively, Ky. The distillery opened in 1935 and was founded by Julian P. Van Winkle, Alex T. Farnsley, and Arthur Philip Stitzel. The company's main brand was Old Fitzgerald and...

Two women employees in the bottling room are standing next to a table packing Old Fitzgerald whiskey bottles and moderation posters into boxes. A man stands nearby reading the poster. The poster says "This industry does not want the patronage of...

A copy retouched photograph of the Brown-Forman distillery located at 1908 Howard St. in Louisville, Ky. The distillery is made up of multiple industrial buildings. Atop one building is a an artist drawn water tower in the shape of an Old Forester...

A box holding a DeVilbiss glass nebulizer sits next to an Old Fitzgerald bottle of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, distilled and bottled by the Stitzel Weller Distillery in Louisville, Ky. The invoice indicates that this photograph was for an...

Yeast room, Louisville Distillery of Frankfort Distillery. Four large vats covered with wood lids have holes in the center where pipes enter, all connected above. On back of image: A view of the yeast room of the new Louisville Distillery of...

The Prentice Distillery is shown here with terra cotta roof tiles, suspended canopy over the entrance and four bells, one above the entrance, two lining the entry path, and one supported on a large frame to the right of the building. Stamped on...

A view of the Brown-Forman Distillery located at 1908 Howard Street. Two cars are parked in front of the building. In the background are multiple industrial sites with smoke stacks and water towers. A sign across the street from the distillery...

An exterior view of the abandoned Mellwood Distillery located on Mellwood Ave. in Louisville, Ky. Concrete slabs are on the ground in front of abandoned buildings with broken windows. From invoice: "remarks: From door on south to door west side...

A bottle of University Club Private Stock especially selected and bottled for University Club, San Francisco by the Shively Kentucky based Stitzel-Weller Distillery. The bottle has a label with the University Club logo on it and the top of the...

Portrait of John Bernard Wathen, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, distillery executive, wearing a suit and tie. The photograph has been damaged along the edges and yellowing from age. Handwritten on back of image: R.E. Wathen & Company (distillery),...

Mash House and beer well, Louisville Distillery of Frankfort Distilleries. The photograph is dated December 4, 1933. Large canisters line the walls, a ladder is against one of them, and there is a huge raised concrete vat crisscrossed with planks....

Fermentation house, Louisville Distillery of Frankfort Distilleries. Huge canisters raised on planks reach the ceiling. The canisters are ribbed with metal bands that overlap at the ends. On back of image: "An interior view of the fermenter house...

Aerial view of OFC Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky. View of buildings at center, farmland behind and river in front. There is a cluster of about seven buildings with dark roofs. There is also a water tower, amid trees. Stamp: "Bowman-Park Aero Co....

Ceremony at OFC Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky. At a brick building with few windows and a steep roof, people gather standing in front of chairs and seated. There is a brass band of teenage boys and girls seated to the right, not currently...

Aftermath of 1913 flood, Rugby Distillery. Two walls of whiskey aging in barrels, row upon row, have collapsed towards the flooding water, and the brick walls that housed them are torn. The flood occurred in January 1913 following heavy rain. The...